as in exodus
a flowing or going out
an outpouring of affection and support for the high school athlete in need of an organ transplant the soccer team's trip to Italy was funded by an outpouring of cash donations from the public
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Recent Examples of outpouring
Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Harper’s family expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support and called for change.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
In the days after landfall, the outpouring of grassroots support kept growing, far beyond the word-count limits of a newspaper.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Hickenlooper said the outpouring of opposition also showed that voters didn’t trust Lee’s justification.
—Ali Nolan, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
A number of the companies benefitting from this outpouring of enthusiasm and dollars are in Taiwan.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Harper’s family expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support and called for change.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
In the days after landfall, the outpouring of grassroots support kept growing, far beyond the word-count limits of a newspaper.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Hickenlooper said the outpouring of opposition also showed that voters didn’t trust Lee’s justification.
—Ali Nolan, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpouring
Noun
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The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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There has been a mass exodus at the agency, including the loss of its director, but others left in protest of Kennedy's leadership and his controversial views on vaccines.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That evening, after gushing about the hotel clerk, her mom jokingly told her to stop talking about him or do something about it.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Huge waves pound central provinces Eyewitnesses described huge waves gushing through streets in the coastal regions, according to Reuters, as roofs collapsed and homes were flooded.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In its early releases, Porsche has not defined the point where the electric motors hand off to the flow of hot exhaust gases, but the results are maximum torque all the way to 6000 rpm.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Adam Paul, Montna Farms operations manager, said that within minutes of pouring water into the dry fields, various species — birds, frogs, cranes — start to appear.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The injection molding process begins with the user pouring a liquid elastomer mixture into the injection chamber.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rather than spraying the formula directly onto her skin, our tester applied it to a cotton round instead.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kīlauea on Hawaii resumed erupting on Tuesday, shooting lava fountains up to 500 feet into the air for over 13 hours.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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While on the Croisette, the producers got an alert about volcanoes erupting in Iceland.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On a macro scale, that effect has been well-documented by photographers, with aerial shots of waterways clogged with plastic, the scars on barren land from deforestation and countless smokestacks spewing pollution into the air.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
30 Aug. 2025
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Within 24 hours, Tay had absorbed the worst of the internet and began spewing racist slurs, denying the Holocaust, and praising Adolf Hitler.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jason Momoa, who was born to star in a Street Fighter movie, will glower as Blanka, the green-skinned, orange-haired, electricity-spouting creature that debuted in Street Fighter II.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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But at Thursday’s captain’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena, the positive vibe-spouting Swayman – sounding like equal parts goaltender and self-help guru – was in attendance and eager to get training camp started.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Outpouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpouring. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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